อุปการะ
ù-bpà-gaa-ráMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] support; [to] look after
to give sustained help, care, or financial support, often to someone in need or of lower status; to provide for
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityร่วมกันrûuam-ganร่วมกันrûuam-gantogether; jointly; in concertอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-ráอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-rá1[to] support; [to] look after2support; patronageเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขาดโอกาสkàat-oo-gàatขาดโอกาสkàat-oo-gàat1[to] lack an opportunity; [to] have no chance2underprivileged; disadvantagedให้ได้hâi-dâaiให้ได้hâi-dâaipost-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter whatเรียนต่อriian-dtɔ̀ɔเรียนต่อriian-dtɔ̀ɔ[to] continue studying; pursue further studies
Families in the community jointly provide for underprivileged children so they can continue studying.
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เขาkǎoอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-ráแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaสูงวัยsǔung-waiด้วยdûuaiการช่วยgaan-chûuaiค่าเช่าkâa-châoร้านráanทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉan
He provides for an elderly vendor by helping with her shop rent every month.
มูลนิธิmuun-lá-ní-tíได้dâaiอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-ráผู้พิการpûu-pí-gaanระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoทั้งtángค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiทางการแพทย์taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtและlɛ́การgaanฝึกอาชีพfʉ̀k-aa-chîip
The foundation has been providing long-term support to people with disabilities, covering medical expenses and vocational training.
นักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-ráวงดุริยางค์เยาวชนwong-dù-rí-yaang-yao-wá-chonในด้านnai-dâanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanและlɛ́อุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoมีmiiเวทีwee-tiiแสดงฝีมือsà-dɛɛng-fǐi-mʉʉอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
A local businessman provides for the youth orchestra in terms of budget and equipment so they have ongoing opportunities to perform.
2NounB2
support; patronage
help, care, or protection given to someone, especially ongoing financial or material support (often formal/respectful)
Examples
ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจิตศรัทธาjìt-sàt-taaจิตศรัทธาjìt-sàt-taadevotion; sincere faithได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-ráอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-rá1[to] support; [to] look after2support; patronageค่าเล่าเรียนkâa-lâo-riianค่าเล่าเรียนkâa-lâo-riiantuition; tuition fee(s)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เด็กกำพร้าdèk-gam-práaเด็กกำพร้าdèk-gam-práaorphan; orphaned childจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateมัธยมmát-tá-yomมัธยมmát-tá-yom1secondary; middle/high school level2secondary school; secondary level3middle; moderate (formal)
A benevolent patron provided ongoing support for the orphan’s school fees until graduation from high school.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaนั้นnánได้รับdâi-rápการอุปการะgaan-ù-bpà-gaa-ráเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangค่ารักษาพยาบาลkâa-rák-sǎa-pá-yaa-baanจากjàakมูลนิธิmuun-lá-ní-tí
That family received ongoing assistance for medical expenses from the foundation.
คุณตาkun dtaaเล่าlâoว่าwâaครั้งหนึ่งkráng nèungเคยkoeiได้รับdâi rápการอุปการะgaan ùp-bpà-gaa-ráจากjàakผู้pôoมีmeeอุปการคุณù-bpà-gaa-rá-kunทำให้tam hâiสามารถsăa-mâatตั้งตัวdtâng dtuuaและláeเลี้ยงดูlíiang dooครอบครัวkrôp kruuaได้dâi
Grandfather recounted that he once received sustained support from a benefactor, which allowed him to get established and support his family.
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiประกาศbprà-gàatทุนtunอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-ráแบบbɛ̀ɛpรายเดือนraai-dʉʉanแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้pûuมีmiiฐานะtǎa-náยากจนyâak-jonเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoภาระpaa-ráค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
The university announced monthly sponsorship support for students from low-income backgrounds to ease long-term expenses.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อุปการะ said อุ-ปะ-กา-ระ?
ù-bpà-gaa-rá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |